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Text and Photography by Bettie Coetzee-LambrechtDE WATERKANT, CAPE TOWN, South Africa Colour, laughter, dance and joy.  That wonderful sense of being happy to be human are the lasting memories that a game of football brought to South Africa. For the first time ever the FIFA Soccer Worldcup was hosted on African soil. Who cares tha...

Understanding Light & Revealing Texture Using Different Qualities and Quantities of Light What is LIGHT & TEXTURE and how do we record it? Good Question! Texture by my definition is to reveal texture; to show shape and form void of a smooth surface. Sounds pretty simple right? Is it? Let's see, as a photographer we seek ou...

Depth of field is the range in front of and behind the area focused upon that will remain in focus. Anything within this range will appear sharp and thus this range is called "depth of field" (DOF). Depth of field has the following features: Larger F-numbers give greater depth of field. The more the lens iris is stopped down the grea...

Want to bring back better pictures from your vacation? These are some tips for taking better pictures that will make your vacation memories even more special. Modes: Nearly all point-and-shoot cameras today have different modes - portrait, landscape, action, indoors, etc. Check what mode your camera is set to before you snap that...

Travel Photographers Network is proud to host the 2010 TPN Summer Photo Contest. Between May and September, we will be accepting entries in several categories. On the anniversary of the launch of our site in October, prizes will be awarded for the winners in each category. We are proud to be partnering with some terrific sponsors for th...